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July was a rough month. Whether you were researching the latest attempts to defund Planned Parenthood, considering Sandra Bland’s suspicious death in police custody, or thinking about the lion that made Jimmy Kimmel sob on TV, there were a lot of reasons to feel down. You need a vacation, but you can’t...
Meet Lady Leshurr, the 25-year-old English rapper whose latest release is going viral as you read this. For fans of Young Money, she’s a particularly easy sell – an attractive, brown-skinned woman, with strong punch line flow, swagger dripping from her pores, and a bit of a potty mouth. Take away the...
Beef: It’s what’s on Twitter. Tuesday night & early Wednesday morning, Meek Mill’s Twitter became the very definition of zero chill. He accused Drake of using ghostwriters, and Rick Ross, OG Maco, Boi-1da, Roscoe Dash, Questlove, and Chrissy Teigan jumped in with their thoughts. The Rant After sharing a few choice words about girlfriend...
If you pay any modicum of attention to what’s happening in hip-hop, chances are you’ve heard Jidenna’s ‘Classic Man.’ From USA Today to Esquire, the song and its artist have garnered widespread coverage. I daresay it’s inspired more than a new wave of music – ‘Classic Man’ has the makings...